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# Balvi

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

**Balvi** — Official Latvian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Bolvi** — Latgalian local name explicitly quoted in English reference prose.
- **Bolwen** — German historical name indexed in English naming data.
- **Bołowsk** — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in English prose.
- **Bolowsk** — Diacritic-free form of Bołowsk for English indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.

## French name

**Balvi** — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Bolwen** — German historical name recorded in French naming data; French prose frequency unverified.
- **Bolvi** — Latgalian name recorded in French naming data; not the current French heading.

## About

Balvi is a town in northeastern Latvia, in the Latgale region. It lies beside Lake Balvi and serves as the centre of the surrounding municipality.

## Notes

Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balvi ; https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218402 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balvi.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q218402](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218402) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/balvi/?format=json)


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